Windows Vista: The Facts

[sladesurfer]

http://neowin.net/news/main/08/01/20/windows-vista-the-facts

When choosing a new operating system, the first thing many people ask is, "What will it help me do?" In answer, much of this site shows you the great experiences Windows Vista helps you have. The second thing many people say is, "Prove that it's better." In particular, many of you have asked about performance and safety improvements. The following information provides specific proof that Windows Vista is faster and safer.

• The majority of Windows Vista-based PCs boot in less than a minute, which can be an improvement over Windows XP boot times. And the new Windows Vista sleep and resume features can bring your PC to life in a snap—in fact, the vast majority of all Windows Vista-based PCs resume from sleep in less than 6 seconds.
• PCs running Windows Vista that are equipped with 512 MB memory experience a performance boost of up to 40 percent with Windows ReadyBoost. Just plug a USB flash drive into your computer, and Windows Vista will automatically start using it to speed up memory access to important data.
• Out of the box, Windows Vista performs as well, or better, than Windows XP on common home and business tasks.
• Windows Vista users generally experience 20 percent fewer application "hangs" than those running Windows XP
• Superfetch helps your computer adjust to your schedule, so your apps are ready to go before you even launch them. Use Microsoft Outlook every morning? Superfetch will serve it up just in time for breakfast. Play the same game every night? Superfetch gets your computer ready for the next big win. Waiting less means you can do more
• Based on their first 180 days of availability, Windows Vista has been shown to have fewer vulnerabilities than Windows XP or MacOS X 10.4. PCs running it are 60 percent less likely to be infected with viruses, worms, and rootkits than PCs running Windows XP SP2. Windows Vista-based PCs are over 90 percent less likely to be infected than systems running Windows XP without a Service Pack. And the experts agree: "Windows Vista is arguably the most secure closed-source OS available on the market."
• The more people use Windows Vista, the more they like it. So dig in and learn even more about the new features in Windows Vista. Once you've tried it, you'll see

 

[3991vhtes]

Finally! A member that doesn't attack Vista, and can PROVE it's a good OS!

 

[wolfblitz1979]

Yeah, had hardy no crashes on Vista compared to XP....great info!

 

[Rob!]

Maybe it's the wording (or my unfamiliarity with that website) but it sounds like an ad.

 

[Mediocre]

I enjoy it tremendously. When connected to the internet, it went and updated during install.
Plus all the re-skinned games are cool, found myself playing chess again

All my hardware works (X-Fi was a sonofa). It only crashes when my OC isn't stable or it overheats.
It plays games great.

I have the option everytime I turn my PC on to go to vista or XP...the XP partition is using ~3gb because I've got nothing on it Not even '05 or '06

 

[Ketxxx]

Finally! A member that doesn't attack Vista, and can PROVE it's a good OS!

7 points why Vista is "good".. I can list about 1000 reasons why its not I have to say the boot time point is invalid though, my XP system boots in about 20 seconds and thats not even on a clean install.

 

[ShadowFold]

7 points why Vista is "good".. I can list about 1000 reasons why its not

I can too :shadedshu I even tried the lower version, Basic and it was bad

 

[Ketxxx]

*shudders* I tried Vista ultimate (even tweaked the crap out of it and made a custom install disc that cuts out all the bloat) and it was still crap. Benchmarks were way down vs. XP too. I'll post a link tomorrow if I dont forget that goes into great detail about Vista, link is on my backup puter.

 

[ShadowFold]

Most of my games didnt even work or crashed alot

 

[3991vhtes]

IMHO, it's better than XP, and it's faster. Starts up quicker too. Yeah, I can admit there are a few bugs with it. And some annoyances. But, XP was the same when it first came out. When SP1 comes out, alot of the bugs will be fixed, and it'll be [even] more stable.

 

[3991vhtes]

Most of my games didnt even work or crashed alot

Ever tried downloading patches? Compatibility mode? They worked for BF2, and a few other games of mine.

 

[ShadowFold]

IMHO, it's better than XP, and it's faster. Starts up quicker too. Yeah, I can admit there are a few bugs with it. And some annoyances. But, XP was the same when it first came out. When SP1 comes out, alot of the bugs will be fixed, and it'll be [even] more stable.

Its not the boot time or bugs that made me unistall it its the game performance and constant crashing, some of my games just launched and crashed not even 2 seconds in everytime(like BF2 and FEAR)

yes everything was patched

 

[Ketxxx]

IMHO, it's better than XP, and it's faster. Starts up quicker too. Yeah, I can admit there are a few bugs with it. And some annoyances. But, XP was the same when it first came out. When SP1 comes out, alot of the bugs will be fixed, and it'll be [even] more stable.

SP1 is crap, I got my hands on a very late beta SP1 (almost final) and Vista still sucked.

 

[3991vhtes]

(like BF2 and FEAR)

yes everything was patched

Funny. Patching, and using compatibility mode caused BF2 to run without a problem.

SP1 is crap, I got my hands on a very late beta SP1 (almost final) and Vista still sucked.

Wait till it's released, it'll be better than the beta version.

Oh, btw, you can't judge an OS by a beta release. I hated Vista when it was in beta, and I said it was the crappiest OS. Now that its been released, it's better than XP, and I'll NEVER go back to XP.

 

[ShadowFold]

Funny. Patching, and using compatibility mode caused BF2 to run without a problem.

Still even if it did only a few of my games ran good. I got 20-34fps on WoW ffs :shadedshu

 

[Ketxxx]

Wait till it's released, it'll be better than the beta version.

Just like you put in bold beta SP1, I can do likewise and highlight the very following 2 words almost final I doubt a lot will change between the SP1 I have and the final.

 

[3991vhtes]

Still even if it did only a few of my games ran good. I got 20-34fps on WoW ffs :shadedshu

1.32GHz, that could be why. it's too slow for [let alone] Vista to run smooth. Also, having generic ValueRAM can bog down ur performance.

 

[ShadowFold]

1.32GHz, that could be why. it's too slow for [let alone] Vista to run smooth. Also, having generic ValueRAM can bog down ur performance.

I have a AMD x2 4200+ right now, the thing in my specs says 1.32THZ its a joke I dont even have the E2200 yet

 

[Ketxxx]

1.32GHz should be plenty eitherway, official recommended specs are something like 800MHz. ValueRAM also makes little difference, as long as theres 1GB or more Vista is supposed to run smooth, which of course, it wont.

 

[3991vhtes]

1.32GHz should be plenty eitherway, official recommended specs are something like 800MHz. ValueRAM also makes little difference, as long as theres 1GB or more Vista is supposed to run smooth, which of course, it wont.

Actully, 800MHz is minimum. Your RAM makes a huge difference. ValueRAM = GENERIC, therefore, it'll cause your system to slow down. The last statement is funny. My system runs smooth with just 1GB.

 

[Ketxxx]

rofl. Theres nothing wrong with valueRAM. I have 1GB of Kingston DDR2 533MHz in another system and that stuff goes up to 800MHz with nothing more than a divider change and its performance is equally as good as my XP2-8000 or PDP 6400 kits at the same frequencies. THeres also a significant difference betwen a system running, and running smoothly. Even on a clean Vista install, with 2GB memory it was eating something like 40-50%. Only after I tweaked the shit out of vista did it come down to an acceptable level, which was something like 25%.

 

[exodusprime1337]

i understand you all want to have a flame war over what os is better but unless your going to linux tomorrow you're sol. vista is the next os like all of the ms windows before it, it will cut support and cease to be an opperating system that you'll be here on the forums asking where in the abandonware sites you can find a driver that will get your old rig to run it. vista is the new os, why don't you all stop complaining about it and just get used to it. ms is not going to give dx10 to xp, nor readyboost, or support for anything as time goes on. most of the bugs windows has is fixed by users reporting it, but all you guys ever do is bash and and say "i'll wait until service pack 1 comes out" " or i'll wait till the bugs are gone" sounds like you're all f'king lazy. for a tech support forum you guys do a lot of bitching about what's inevitible instead of doing what this site was set up for which is fix computer problems and help the nubs like me get used to it. for those of you who complain about the benchmarks, run an xp install on a small partition and just bench with it, i bet it'll work just fine, even then people are gonna be scoffing at your "insane bench scores" in another year and saying, why don't you show me a high score in vista, then what.... nothing i thought so

 

[ShadowFold]

I dont care about DX10 and I've never had to call MS about suport for XP for 5 years.

 

[exodusprime1337]

oh and on a smaller note eventually your going to be running sweet hardware on an outdated os, i thought most of us like to have sick fast rigs and mod them out and have "the latest and the greatest" i believe that includes os's as well... just my humble opinion

 

[3991vhtes]

rofl. Theres nothing wrong with valueRAM. I have 1GB of Kingston DDR2 533MHz in another system and that stuff goes up to 800MHz with nothing more than a divider change and its performance is equally as good as my XP2-8000 or PDP 6400 kits at the same frequencies. THeres also a significant difference betwen a system running, and running smoothly. Even on a clean Vista install, with 2GB memory it was eating something like 40-50%. Only after I tweaked the shit out of vista did it come down to an acceptable level, which was something like 25%.

My system runs smooth with 1GB. No crashes, no hangs. Guess you can't get that thru ur head.

I have more important things to do, than argue with some random dude who only wants to trash Vista.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to write a 1 page paper on Latin words, and find 200 english words derived from latin.